"Shrinking" Mini Excavator - too wide for boat

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You could purchase steel tacks and cut the pads down 3.5 inches in each side OR you could cut the rubber track down and just buy a new set of rubber tracks. Put the old tracks on when moving it on the boat, remove them when you get where you are going and install the regular size tracks. The problem would be getting the “normal” tracks back and forth to and from each location.

 

[CM1995]

Alright I'll ask - why are you taking a mini on a boat up a river?

What's the task/project?

 

[BC Placer gold]

Alright I'll ask - why are you taking a mini on a boat up a river?

What's the task/project?

Yes, hard to answer your question without more details….

 

[BC Placer gold]

We work on a big river, but use the historic access road…you must not have that option.

 

[Coaldust]

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Beat me to it.

 

[Coaldust]

Alright I'll ask - why are you taking a mini on a boat up a river?

What's the task/project?

Pretty common thing to do in my hood. But, we normally wait for the water to harden up.

 

[cuttin edge]

 

[skyking1]

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2001 Custom landing craft​

$340,000
Listed 24 weeks ago in Bellingham, WA

Seller's Description​

Commercial or personal landing craft! This vessel has been working the Puget Sound for 20 years and has a huge customer base with a wide range of diversity. If you have ever wanted to make a living on the water there is no better, more rewarding and fun way to do it! This landing craft cruises at 20kts light and 8kts loaded, extremely efficient and stable. LOA 48' Width 14'


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woah.
Good thing I am not in a position to buy that thing.
Make $$ with it, and load the houseboat module when you want to go camping.

 

[crane operator]

woah.
Good thing I am not in a position to buy that thing.
Make $$ with it, and load the houseboat module when you want to go camping.

It would be cheaper than the new house, and a great retirement gig.

 

[Truck Shop]

It would be cheaper than the new house, and a great retirement gig.

Imagine how much fuel it eats.

 

[skyking1]

Load it from side I don’t understand! Boats and hoes that’s Step brothers baby!

everybody lean the other way!

 

[Tugger2]

BOAT = Bring Out Another Thousand . I sleep better at night now not owning things that float.

 

[thesanchez]

Yes, hard to answer your question without more details….

Building a house in a very remote place in Idaho!

I wish that landing craft in the pictures would work, but unfortunately the river is way too small (Salmon River) and way too violent for a boat like that.

I bought the 304 specifically for this project, really want to make it work because if I jump down in size, you get nearly half the horse power, and a much much smaller machine. Because this is my project, and I plan to leave the machine there for years, if not forever, I'm not worried about the amount of work disassembling it. My machine could use a set of fresh tracks anyways, so I'm really inclined to cut the track and remove the blade to make it fit.

 

[thesanchez]

Just to give you an idea of the river:

 

[thesanchez]

You could purchase steel tacks and cut the pads down 3.5 inches in each side OR you could cut the rubber track down and just buy a new set of rubber tracks. Put the old tracks on when moving it on the boat, remove them when you get where you are going and install the regular size tracks. The problem would be getting the “normal” tracks back and forth to and from each location.

This is what I'd like to do - I'm assuming the steel cables in the tracks run the length of the track and I should be okay cutting off the outer 3" of the track? I'm comfortable risking wasting a set of tracks.

 

[Acoals]

This is what I'd like to do - I'm assuming the steel cables in the tracks run the length of the track and I should be okay cutting off the outer 3" of the track? I'm comfortable risking wasting a set of tracks.

There are not steel cables in the track, but rather steel bars that run cross wise.

 

[Acoals]

but unfortunately the river is way too small (Salmon River) and way too violent for a boat like that.

So a high and heavy load in an overloaded boat is going to work? Make sure somebody follows in another boat with a camera!

 

[thesanchez]

So a high and heavy load in an overloaded boat is going to work? Make sure somebody follows in another boat with a camera!

Not sure where you get the overloaded boat idea? Boat is rated to carry 8k. Machine will be reduced to at the very most 8k.

 

[skyking1]

I'd still change to a 30 after reading all you said. it will travel easier, and they do the same kinds of things. There is no magic that happens from 30 to 35 or 40.
I have operated from this:

to this:

And all sorts of sizes and types in between. I am not trying to blow smoke up your jimmies.
That JD 17 I rented was real. I can only assume the JD30 is as real or better.

The little Cat 009 in the top picture was not real. It was one function at a time only, please.

 

[skyking1]

Great place for a project, btw. We enjoyed a 2 night guided float on the main Salmon down to Riggins many years ago. Best of luck whatever you choose.